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The Limousin
A brief introduction to the region and its departments
Characteristics of Corrèze
A department full of history and charm
A Crash Course on Creuse
An outline of this wonderful Limousin department
Highlights of Haute Vienne
Haute Vienne has it all, nature and nightlife
Limoges Airport
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REGULAR FLIGHTS RUN FROM LIMOGES to
MANY UK DESTINATIONS
NEWLY OPENED BRIVE AIRPORT OFFERS TO FLIGHTS DIRECTLY TO LONDON AND MANCHESTER
More About Limoges and Brive Airport
Check out Videos of the region
Canoeing on the River DordogneClick here to see full size clip
Strawberry Fair,
Beaulieu sur Dordogne
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Oradour sur Glane
Village of Martyrs
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Welcome to Limousin Tourism & Leisure
A brief introduction to the region and its departments
Welcome to Leisure and Tourism in the Limousin. Whether you're lucky enough to live in the Limousin or you're simply holidaying in the region, you'll never be short of something to do. Tourist sites to visit, walks in the countryside, drives, sport, painting and lots more, covering Leisure & Tourism in the Haute Vienne, Creuse and the Correze. Made up of three departments, the Haute-Vienne, Creuse and the Correze and to the west of the Massif Centrale the Limousin takes its name from a Celtic tribe called the Lemovices, which occupied the area at the time of the Gauls...............more
Your Passport to Creuse
Discounted rates to attractions and lots of ideas for family days out
Creuse tourism has introduced a new FREE “passport” offering discount at many of the attractions in the department. With your ‘Intersite Passport’, you get discount on the entry to 27 attractions in Creuse. Creuse is very much a family destination so with this in mind the tourist board has produced an interactive map with lots of things to do and places to visit "en famille" ....
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A Guide to Limousin's Museums
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The Limousin has a variety of museums accredited with the title "Musées de France" across its three departments of Corrèze, Creuse and Haute Vienne. Here we have a look at what they have to offer......... more...
Discovering the Heritage of South West Haute Vienne
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In the South-West of Haute-Vienne, lies the area known as La Châtaigneraie Limousine (Chestnut Limousin). The name is derived from the ancestral presence of the chestnut trees. The trees are emblematic of the area historically. The residents of this territory have a long tradition of exploitation of the land with local know-how and cultural practices passed from generation to generation..
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A Day Out in Limousin
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It was a Thursday and we had worked on and off for a fair amount of the week achieving a lot of home improvements and actually taught ourselves new French pointing skills, and as the day was sunny, bright, and cool, we decided we were in need of a break and a little bit of fun and some sightseeing
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Walking and Hiking in Limousin
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There are hundreds of walks in Limousin, where you can enjoy breathtaking scenery, wonderful woodlands and perhaps have a paddle along the way in the many lakes and streams. If you are looking for something a little more ambitious, then you can follow one of the Chemins de Grandes Randonnées......more...
Outward Bound in Limousin
Adventure and fun, climbing and swinging through the woods!
Adventure in the great outdoors. One of the very popular family activities in Limousin are the accrobranche style activities, where circuits of varying lengths and difficulties are constructed amongs the woodlands. Climbing frames, swinging ropes, ladders and zip wires combine to offer a fun and active day for the whole family.
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Mountain Biking in Limousin
Velo Tout Terrain (VTT) in Correze, Creuse and Haute Vienne
The FFC ( federation francaise de cyclisme) Limousin has details cycling activities of all types across France. Here we have details of some of the many VTT tracks and circuits in Limousin.
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Canoes and Kayaks in Limousin
Explore the lakes and rivers of Correze, Creuse and Haute Vienne
Canoeing and kayaking are popular activities in Limousin with its endless waterways and lakes. Whether it is a leisurely ride down a sleepy river or a spot of white water rafting, there is something for everyone in Limousin.
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Golf in Limousin
With its beautiful rolling landscapes and acres of space the Limousin is an ideal place for a round of golf. There are several courses and they are rarely busy, particularly at lunchtimes!more...
La Galerie de Pompadour
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Andrew and I decided to move to France almost four years ago after visiting it on holiday a few times. Our first priority was a house with enough space for a studio. We had no idea which part of France to home in on except that it had to be towards the south for the warmer climate. From what other people had told us, we thought it would be a long search. However, the very first place we saw was in Pompadour in the beautiful green Corrèze – it had everything that we needed.........
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The Dordogne Valley in Corrèze
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The recently opened Brive-Dordogne Valley airport has made access to the area from the U.K. easier than ever before. Here we take a look at some of the delights of the area in the vicinity of the new and fabulous resource that is Brive-Dordogne Valley airport.
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An Introduction To Correze and The Limousin
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Long time Limousin resident Kathleen Fourches and her French husband Maurice have provided us with a very informative article introducing the Limousin region with a special focus on the highlights and history of the department of Correze. An increasingly popular area of Limousin now serviced by a brand new airport at Brive.
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Exploits of a Limousin Holiday Home Owner
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Thursday morning brought a pleasant change in the weather it suddenly became warm and bright with lots of welcome sunshine, so the tools were downed and we hurriedly without thought or planning, jumped into the car and headed south towards the ancient town of TULLE..
Swimming pools in Limousin
Indoor, outdoor and aqua centres with many activities on offer
In addition to the dozens of swimming lakes in Limousin there are also lots of municipal swimming pools open to the public. Some outdoor pools open just through the summer months but there are also plenty of pools offering, spas, lessons, mother and baby sessions,improvers, aqua fitness and much more.
Corrèze's - Must Visit Towns and Villages
Some of the most beautiful places in Limousin are in Corrèze
Corrèze is home to five of the many of the officially designated most beautiful villages in France as well as a whole host of other towns and villages all with their own unique character...more...
Great Days Out in Limousin
Fun days for all the family
As well as the wonderful landscapes, the Limousin is also home to a great many attractions. Whether you are in to museums or motorbikes, there are loads of great places to visit for all the family.
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Puy Batard, Creuse
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Set in the heart of the beautiful and tranquil Creuse countryside, is a little haven for physically and mentally handicapped people. Puy Batard is a very special organization who organizes holidays for mixed groups of disabled and able-bodied people. more...
Fete du Trône, Oradour sur Vayres
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This year, the Haute Vienne town celebrated 50 years of its perennialy popular Foire Du Trôn festival.Each year on the last weekend in July the town hosts one of the biggest funfairs in France.
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The Creuse
Heaven for all lovers of nature and outdoor pursuits
3400 kilometres of trout rivers and streams and thousands of lakes; Horse riding along leafy country lanes, across open fields or through majestic forests, roads where you're more likely to meet a cow than a car; hundreds of kilometres of marked trails through forests and open countryside, mountain biking,Churches, châteaux, ruins, standing stones; the Creuse quite simply has it all.
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Holidaying in Corrèze
For an action packed holiday it has to be Corrèze
The Corrèze is perhaps the least well-known department of the Limousin, however I have a feeling this may be about to change. The Corrèze is geared up to give you one of the most action packed holidays of a lifetime. From Mountain Biking to canoeing, Horse riding to Hang-gliding and from fishing to ...
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Limoges
Looking in more detail at our region's towns
A a tour around the city of Limoges. David M Thomas, author and historian, highlights for us some of the undiscovered gems hidden in the region's capital.more...
Fete de la Musique Limousin
Events in and around the Limousin
In October 1981, Maurice Fleuret became Director of Music and Dance at the ministry of culture. Motivated by his lifelong love of music he was determined to bring more music ...
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Brive-la-Gaillarde
Gateway to the south
A guide to Brive la Gaillarde from David M Thomas local author and historian....
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Brive Rugby Club
Limousin's Finest Rugby Team
Brive Rugby Club are keen to encourage more British residents in the Limousin to go along and support their game. You can find out more about the club and their fixture list here.......more...
Tulle
A tour of Corrèze's capital
At a recent champagne dinner for journalists out in the country I found myself taken affably enough to one side by the editors of French Entrée-Limousin, who proceeded to explain that if I did not come up with an original angle on Tulle in the next fifteen seconds they would set the dogs on me....
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Beaulieu-sur-Dordogne
The Limousin Riviera
La Riviera Limousine is often an expression used when referring to this small town in the south of the Corrèze. From the mild climate, to the Mediterranean accents and the palm trees, it is sometimes compared with the Côte d’Azur. It also shares the same name as a high-class resort ...
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Sant Leonard de Noblat
A glorious celebration in this historic town
Saint Leonard De Noblat is a small town, not far from our tiny village of Cluptat and sits comfortably on he main road to Limoges. St. Leonard is an ancient and a lively town, with the usual mixture of modern and old buildings, which happily co-exist alongside each other...
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And The Winner is..............
Limousin photo competition 2010
Firstly we would like to thank everyone who took the trouble to enter our competition. As you can see, once again there is a great selection of pictures and the standard is high.We have four joint winners ths year who will each receive a prize. A big thanks to Amanda and her team from the Franco British CCI Brive who have made what they said was a very difficult decision. Another big thank you to our sponsors, Boucherie a la Ferme , Franco British Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Fish et Frites and Agence Marche Estate Agents. See the Entries & Winners Here
Argentat, Corrèze's Tourist Hotspot
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One of the most popular tourist destinations in Limousin, Argentat in Corrèze has something to offer for everyone. Benefitting from a milder climate than the majority of Limousin, the emphasis is on sun and fun with a healthy helping of history....
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St Yrieix La Perche
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Saint Yrieix La Perche issues a warm welcome to all British citizens. Visiting the town on holiday or choosing it as your new home, the town has put in place facilities to help english speaking visitors and residents to get the most out of the area. In 2009 the town is delighted to launch its new multimillion sports and leisure complex and offers a packed program of summer entertainment for all ................
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Les Villages-Étapes
Take a break at one of the stopover villages, where tourists can
In the Limousin in 1995 the first two stopover villages appeared in France: Bessines-sur-Gartempe and Magnac-Bourg. Nowadays, nineteen communities in thirteen departments and eight regions are Villages-Etapes, focusing on attracting ...
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Hunting in France-How to get your licence
How to become a fully registered Chasseur
Chris, and his wife Joanne, bought their house in Limousin back in 2005, making the permanent move in April 2009 when they opened their house as a Chambres et Table d’hôte. A keen hunter, Chris set out to get his licence, having been given much conflicting advice when he started his research he has now provided us with a definitive guide to help anyone else interested in becoming a chasseur.
Hunting in Limousin
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Hunting, is a very popular pastime in Limousin. The tradition of hunting is very much part of country life, seen as an essential part of the area’s heritage............more...
Montrol-Sénard.
The village that has become a museum
Montrol-Sénard, a French village that is a testament to years gone by, is situated on the west side of the Monts de Blond. It has little known history . However, the land was definitely visited by the Romans as ‘des tuiles a rebord’, (rimmed tiles) were discovered ...
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Oradour Sur Glane- A national memorial to the innocents
A memorial to the innocents
Situated in the Haute Vienne, between St-Junien and Bellac, Oradour is a village like no other. It is kept as a memorial to the horrific massacre that was visited on it and its inhabitants. Author and historian David M. Thomas guides us through the everyday lives of the town's residents in the build up to the horiffic events that took place there.
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Oradour Sur Glane II
Resistance and occupation in LimousinPart II of our fact based look at the real events leading up to the tragedy at Oradour sur Glane.Author and historian David M. Thomas moves on with the detailed account of the Nazi actions throughout Limousin including events at Tulle, Limoges, St Junien, Rochechouart and many other scenes of terror .........
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Oradour Sur Glane III
Resistance and occupation in LimousinPart III of our fact based look at the real events of the tragedy at Oradour sur Glane.Author and historian David M. Thomas moves on with the detailed account of the Nazi actions throughout Limousin including events at Tulle, Limoges, St Junien, Rochechouart and many other scenes of terror .........
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TULLE REMEMBERS – JUNE 7th to 10th 2010.
66 years after the terrible events of June 1944
Sixty-six years after the terrible events of June 1944 the people of Tulle have not forgotten and are determined not to forget.On June 7th 2010, at 6.30 p.m., at the memorial in the Place Lovy, a short ceremony was held in memory of the eighteen railway wardens who were pointlessly shot by the 95th Security Regiment of the Wehrmacht on 7th June 1944.....
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Oradour sur Glane
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We recently published articles giving an account of events up to and during the massacre at Oradour as well as the Resistance activities in Limousin. Now we have a personal account of how one man was touched by his visit to this memorial village.
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Evaux-les-Bains
The Spa town of the Limousin
Evaux les bains is situated just in the Creuse on the Limousin / Auvergne border in the “Pays de Combraille” an area of cattle breeders and farmers.A very old town with more than 2000 years of history dating back to the Celts and the Romans... more...
Pays de Trois Lacs
A look at the area and the history of this fascinating area of the Limousin
The diversity of the Pays de Trois Lacs is surprising. It has a plenty to offer – water, culture, heritage, legend and landscapes that will leave you breathless.Twenty-five years ago, ... more...
River & Lake Fishing in the Creuse, Limousin
An Anglers personal experience.
It was interesting to read Edward Priestley’s article about fishing in the Limousine. It is always good to get another perspective and information on different waters. He is certainly right in saying that there are so many un-fished waters in the region. So much so, that it would be possible to fish a different one every day ...more...
Cycling in the Creuse
Where the horizon seems to go on for ever
The Creuse, which is part of the Limousin Region of central France isn't terribly well- known, even to the French as a tourist location. If you ask them, the majority would even have a hard time locating it on a map. Its position, with its south-east border known as the first step of the ...
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The Creuse - Friend of the horse!
Full of the wide-open spaces that a rider dreams about
If a dog is man’s best friend then the Creuse is the horse’s. Acres and acres of fields and forests to cross. Kilometres of country roads or marked trails to gallop down. And everywhere you go comfortable accommodation with a warm welcome for both you and your horse.Part of the Limousin region in southwest France, the Creuse département is known as the ‘Green heart of France’. It’s full of the wide-open spaces that a rider dreams about... more...
We Love You, Poupou, We Do.
Limousin's famous Tour de France hero....
I take a long-overdue break from my epic cycle of love poems dedicated to regional weathergirls in order to remind you that, come July, France goes bonkers. It is a truth universally acknowledged.....
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In The Company of Wolves
A trip to the wolf sanctuary of Gueret, Creuse
We had visitors over last week from England and so we treated the week as a holiday oursleves. Well, "pourquoi pas?" as they say in France. It’s always hard to get anything done when people are staying with you so it’s easier to go with the flow and commit to enjoying yourself...
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Limousin. Nature at its best
A look at the stag population in the Limousin
During the mating season amongst stags, the males let out loud, deep, roaring sounds within the depths of the woods.In the Limousin forests from the middle of September to the middle of October every year at exactly the same time, impressive roars can be heard for miles...more...
Route de Pomme de Limousin
The Corrèze and its apples
What do the Kulu Valley in India, Kent in England, Erigdir in Turkey and West Corrèze in France all have in common? It is apples, apples and more apples! The south of Limousin and in particular Corrèze, is a huge apple growing area with now more than 500 apple growers and some 4000 Ha under cultivation. more...
Short guide to more activities available in the Creuse
A selection taken from ‘La Creuse Le Guide’A selection of activities taken from ‘La Creuse Le Guide’ Everything you need for a fun packed Summer.... more...
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